Tehran: Iranian security forces on Sunday killed seven members of a militant group in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, state media reported.
Deputy provincial governor Ali Velayatipour said the gunmen, all members of the Ansar Al-Furqan group, were killed in the early hours of Sunday, according to official news agency IRNA.
The militants “intended to attack sensitive centers and military and law enforcement bases,” Velayatipour said.
Iran has designated Ansar Al-Furqan a “terrorist” organization. Last year, the group claimed a suicide attack that killed a police officer, also in Sistan-Baluchistan.
The province which borders Pakistan and Afghanistan is one of Iran’s poorest, and a frequent scene of clashes between security forces and Baloch minority rebels.
